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by Moisés Kaufman, is a docudrama that was written and filmed after a homosexual student was brutally beaten and killed in Laramie, Wyoming in 1998. Although he was left in a gruesome and unimaginable state by the two boys that killed him, Matthew Shepard did not die until five days later in a Colorado hospital. The crime brought national attention to hate crimes and caused legislation to be passed punishing those who commit crimes for this reason. The Tectonic Theater Project, a group based in New

Hate Crimes in The United States Matthew Shepard was born on December 1, 1976. His parents were Judy and Dennis Shepard. Matthew Shepard died on October 12,1998 as a result of extensive injuries from a violent, gay related hate crime. (biography.com) He was only 21 years old. He was beaten and left to expire because two particular men did not like his sexual preference. In San Jose, California, the Associated Press released a story that involved a hate crime showing that these acts of stupidity

here with God's message. Is homosexuality-is being a fag okay? What do you mean it's not for you to judge? If God doesn't hate fags, why does he put 'em in hell?” (Kaufman 79) Phelps shows absolutly no respect for the family and friends of Matthew Shepard, it reveals that the Reverend himself is afraid change because if he stoops down that low to shun Matthew from his religion. Religion plays a big role in homophobia in societies all over the word, in alot of religions to be gay was different and being

The Matthew Shepard Event The human body is an object in which one lives and the medium through which one experiences oneself and the world. The human body vests claims on ideology and space; and thus participates as the site on which conflicts about belief systems and territory contest violently. Gay bodies become entangled in violence when they enter into arenas that combat certain ideas. Gay bashing illustrates incidences all in which bodies experience physical injury. In modern U.S. communities

Project, questioned the rights of the LGBT+ group. For example, why were Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, and Transgenders discriminated by the community and the society as a whole even though their rights were constitutional? Context From the play, Matthew Shepard a college student at the University of Wyoming was tied up in a cattle fence. The student was majoring in political science and was believed to be gay, and he did not like hiding the fact that he is one. Matthew was free and open. In one cold night

of the cadets in the college, Faludi exposes their cruel and sexist ideals in an effort to push her readers to have similar impressions of The Citadel, a sexist college known for its intense hazing. In another essay, "Selections from Losing Matt Shepard," Beth Loffreda describes the media-filled aftermath of a young gay male was beaten and left for dead by two of the town's residents. What is not directly stated, yet clearly present, are the authors' viewpoint on the matters. Both authors try manipulating

In Act 1 of the play, it talks about how the Tectonic Theater Project on November 14, 1998, went to Laramie, Wyoming. The Tectonic Theater Project interview the people that lived in Laramie about the murdered of Matthew Shepard. When they interview the townspeople, they asked about what happened the night they last so Matthew. Some people said that Mathew went with the two boys willingly, but there were people that said that opponent. A bartender said that she saw Matthew before he felt with the

Frank Shepard Fairey, also known as Shepard Fairey, was born on February 15 1970 in Charleston South Carolina. Fairey is an American contemporary street artist, graphic designer, activist, illustrator and founder of the skateboarding company Obey. Fairey was first noticed for his art work of “Andre The Giant,” creating stencils that he would put on posters and stickers that he put up all over cities and hand them out to people. In 2008 his art took off with his “HOPE” poster for the Presidential

Fences, August Wilson The close reading process for this play occurs in three stages: 1. First Read (Days 2 and Day 3): Students are not to cold read the play during this period. It is essential for their understanding that this first read comes from a fluent adult reader or (less ideally) from a recording of the play. Teachers should pre-select moments of tension or surprise when students should stop and jot their thoughts, ideas and questions about the text. The suggested cues for the open

effective world. This paper will explore how an emphasis on similarity is “better” than an emphasis on difference, in terms of unifying the world, by utilizing a passage from “Project Classroom Makeover” by Cathy Davidson, a “Selection from Losing Matt Shepard: Life